Chesham Mosque
Mosque in Buckinghamshire, England
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Chesham Mosque is a mosque in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England. It was constructed between 2004 and 2005, to replace the former mosque, which was located in two converted houses on Bellingdon Road.[citation needed] The total cost of the construction work was £1.6 million, all of which was raised from donations and collections.
| Chesham Mosque | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sufi - Bareilvi[1] |
| Location | |
| Location | Bellingdon Road Chesham, England, United Kingdom |
 Interactive map of Chesham Mosque | |
| Coordinates | 51.71238°N 0.61455°W |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque |
| Style | Modern |
| Completed | 2005 |
| Construction cost | £1.6 million |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 700 (all genders)[1] |
| Minaret | 1 |
| Website | |
| www.cheshammosque.org.uk | |
The organization, 'Muslims in Britain'[2] classify the Chesham Mosque as, Sufi - Bareilvi.[1]
History
The first mosque in Chesham was established in 1970.[3] In 1979, the mosque moved to two converted houses at 161–163 Bellingdon Road, to be closer to the majority of Chesham's Muslim households.[3][4] The maximum capacity for this mosque was 200.[4] By the late 1990s, the Muslim population in Chesham had grown to 1500, prompting a search for a site to construct a new mosque. Fundraising for the mosque began during Ramadan in December 1998.[5] All of the costs of construction were raised from donations and door-to-door collections.[6]
The actual building work began in February 2004,[6] and the mosque was officially opened in August 2005.[7] [8] The final cost of construction was £1.6 million.[6] The old mosque building is used as a meeting and function facility.[9]